The BJP launched its manifesto, wading into a polarising debate by reaffirming its stand on a uniform civil code which would standardise laws for personal matters ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive plan to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has promised to replace existing religion-based civil codes with a common law to govern marriage, adoption, divorce and inheritance norms for ...

Christian and Muslim leaders have expressed dismay after the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand adopted a common civil code, replacing a patchwork of religion-based personal laws. Uttarakhand’s ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is set to introduce contentious new common personal laws that will apply across religions next week, a ...

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in ...

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the first “Uniform Civil Code Day” at the Himalayan Cultural Center in ...

Mumbai: Members of the Shia Muslim community from across the country will be meeting in Lucknow on December 28 to discuss the possibility of a common civil code in India and to demand a commission to ...

India's ruling party on Sunday pledged to introduce a new common civil code for the country, calling it a crucial step for gender equality, a week before a general election in the world's most ...